No. 52 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Lagos, Nigeria | November 18, 1999||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 262 lb (119 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Boys' Latin School (Baltimore, Maryland) | ||||||||
College: | Duke (2017–2020) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 210 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Victor Dimukeje (born November 18, 1999) is a Nigerian-born American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke,[1] and was drafted by the Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Dimukeje was born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 8.[2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
262 lb (119 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.83 s | 1.72 s | 2.88 s | 4.38 s | 7.20 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
28 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[3][4] |
Dimukeje was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round (210th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[5] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Arizona on May 25, 2021.[6] He primarily played on special teams as a rookie.